Highest Number of Births in Aussie History Gives Baby Gift Store, Babybuds a Growth Spurt

Sydney, Australia, September 13, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Population growth in Australia has come out of a long slump, with the highest number of births in history recorded for 2009. The population is expected to keep growing at similar annual levels over the next decade, and online baby gift retailer babybuds is experiencing the start of a prolonged 'growth spurt' for their business. The boutique baby shower gift store says that the trend will be industry wide, and the increased choice and variety will benefit consumers as well as business.

Australia recently recorded the highest annual birth figure in history, and babybuds, a leading boutique baby shower gift retailer, says that the statistics are set to create an industry-wide boom benefiting consumers as well as business.

There were 296,261 babies born in Australia in 2009, and at an average of 1.97 children per family, fertility rates are sitting close to the 1977 record of 2.01. Annual birth rates are predicted to continue to grow, reaching over 300,000 per year for the upcoming decade.

"We've seen a huge increase in business," says Charmaine Papallo of babybuds, a leading online baby gift retailer.

"A significant proportion of baby gift sales are moving online, and more significantly to Australian online baby gift retailers. This offers advantages to gift-buyers like ensuring gifts are made to stringent Australian safety standards, having a local person available for after-sales support and easy returns," Ms. Papallo continued.

However, the booming birth rate is set to benefit consumers as much as it does business, according to babybuds.

"New Mums receive an average of 25 gifts when their baby is born," noted Ms. Papallo. "The increased choice and variety that booming business creates will help gift buyers choose something unique as well as high quality, and also create competition that drives down prices while keeping quality constant," Ms. Papallo said.

About babybuds:

babybuds® is online baby giftopia, selling innovative baby toys, clothes and gifts for babies, new mums, siblings and dads throughout Australia and New Zealand. Established in 2002, babybuds started as a home business and has grown to a business with 20 staff and a New Zealand licensee. babybuds® strives to ensure that customers and those who receive babybuds products get a "wow" feeling when they see and receive our products. The store aims not to deliver great service but legendary service to all of our customers. babybuds® will not be satisfied with providing anything less than this.

Customers enjoy the baby gift store's high level of service and efficiency. Babybuds goes the extra mile to ensure next business day delivery nationwide. There is a range of quality retail stockists stocking babybuds products Australia wide.

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